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‎06-16-2022 09:50 PM

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Product: OMEN by HP 15-dc1005na
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

im wanting to upgrade my hp omens m.2 ssd but thats where my os is installed and i everything else for my laptop how would i swap it out but still be able to keep the os and everything on it or where would i be able to download it all

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‎06-16-2022 11:08 PM

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@robopauldat 

 

The simplest way to swap it out and keep everything is to clone the old one to the new one.

 

1. Buy new larger (capacity) M.2 SSD,

2. Clone old drive to new drive using many free Cloning software around

                https://www.techrepublic.com/article/five-free-and-reliable-cloning-tools/ 

3. Physical swap.

 

More details

 

          https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/clone-m2-ssd-to-larger-m2-ssd.html

 

Regards.

 

Regards.

BH
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